Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison for misuse of about $750,000 in campaign funds.


Jesse Jackson Jr. gets 30 months in prison for misusing campaign funds

By Dan Merica and Leslie Bentz, CNN
updated 1:03 PM EDT, Wed August 14, 2013

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. enters U.S. District Court in Washington on February 20. The Ilinois Democrat pleaded guilty then to federal charges of misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson's wife, Sandra, a former Chicago alderman, also pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns. The Jacksons are scheduled to be sentenced August 14.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. sentenced to 30 months in prison for misuse of about $750,000 in campaign funds.